| Official Name: | Ambrož pod Krvavcem |
| Other Name: | Sveti Ambrož (until 1955) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cerklje na Gorenjskem |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 134 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2754°N 14.5278°W |
| Elevation M: | 1078.8 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Ambrož pod Krvavcem (pronounced as /sl/; German: Sankt Ambrosi[2]) is a high-elevation village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Ambrož pod Krvavcem is a scattered settlement on the southern slope of Mount Krvavec (1853m (6,079feet)). The church stands at the highest point in the settlement itself, at 1085m (3,560feet), and the territory of the village extends further north, reaching its highest elevation at Big Mount Zvoh (Slovenian: Veliki Zvoh; 1971m (6,467feet)) above the Jezerca and Križ pastures. Farms are located on terraces at lower elevations, extending west to Stiška Vas and east to Sveti Lenart.[3]
Ambrož pod Krvavcem was attested in historical sources as S. Ambrosen perg in 1496 and St. Ambrosi in 1499.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Ambrož (literally, 'Saint Ambrose') to Ambrož pod Krvavcem (literally, 'Ambrose below Mount Krvavec') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[5] [6] [7] In the past the German name was Sankt Ambrosi.[2]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Ambrose, thus also the village's name.[8] The church is said to have been damaged in 1471 during an Ottoman raid, when the Cerklje Basin was also burned by Ottoman forces. According to oral tradition, Ottoman horseshoes were later widely found in the area.[3]